Toilet-paper fixture.



-F. H. MOORE.

y TolLET PAPER FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED OCTJ. 1914.

1,136,700. A A ,Patented Apnzo, 1915.

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I 'a citizen of the 'United States,

'which I will now FREDERICK H. MOORE, OF MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS.

TOILET-PAPER FIXTURE.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

- Application led October?, 1914. Serial No. 865,459.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK H. MOORE, and aresident of Melrose, in the county of-Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new -and useful Improvements inToilet- Paper Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for supporting a rolled web of toiletpaper which is/transversely weakened at intervals and for dispensingpaper 4from said web in lengths determined by the lines of weakness inthe paper, the web being broken by an outward pull on its leading endwhen a predetermined vlength has been withdrawn from the roll.

The invention has for its object ,to pro-- vide a simple and effectivedevice for thisv purpose, and it consists in the improvements proceedtodescribe and claim. f

Of the accompanying'drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1 represents a plan view of a fixture embodying my invention;Fig. 2 represents an end view ofthe same; Fig. 3-represents a plan view4of the base, one of its spindle-supporting arms, the spindle, and thedrum; Fig. 4 represents a view of the'other spindle-supporting armremoved from the base; Fig. 5 represents a section on line 5 5 of Fig.2;l Fig. 6 represents a view of the innerside of a portion of one of thespindle-supporting arms; Fig. 7 represents a section on line 7 7 of Fig.5. l

The same reference characters indicate the same or similar parts in alltheviews.

4In the drawings, 12 represents a base adapted to be secured to asuitable support, which may be either horizontal or ver' tical,preferably the latter. One end of the base has an' outwardly projectingarm 13 lrigidly secured to the base, j

14 represents a spindle engaged at one end with the arm 13 and heldthereby against rotation, the spindle'proj ecting'k over the base 12 andbeing preferably detachably connect ed with the arm 13. As here shown,the spindle is provided with a transve pin 14a, the ends of'whichproject into sockets 15 at opposite sides' of an orifice 13 formed inthe arm 13 to receive one end of the spindle 14.- 16 represents acylindrical drum adapted to rotate orf Vthe spindle 14 and having endpieces or heads 17 in which are orifices formed to fit loosely on thespindle. The drum 16 is adapted to engage a roll 19 formed by Windinga'web of toilet paper on a cylindrical core 20, the core being ofrelatively thick paper or paper board, Vand the drum being formed to'.closely fit the interior of the core. The engagement of the drum withthe roll should be such that the roll cannot slip or turn independentlyon the drum. I prefer to provide the drum with an outwardly projectingtooth or projection 21 adapted to enter a slot cut for its reception inthe core 20, as indicated by Figs. 5 and 7, said slot and toothconstituting coupling members whereby the drum is rotated when a pull isexerted on the leading end of the web.

22 represents a helical spring, one end 23 of which is secured to thespindle 14 by being inserted in an orifice tin the spindle, while theother end 24 is secured to the drum by being inserted in an orifice inone of'the heads 17.

26 represents an arm having hinge members 26 connected by a pintle 27with a hinge member 12. on the base 12, said arm having a recess 28adapted to receive one endA of the spindle 14. Said spindle end isprovided with a vspring latch 29 and the arm 26` is provided with akeeper 30 adapted to engage said-latch when the arm is swung to theposition shown by Fig. 5. When the arm is displaced, the drum andspindle are exposed at one end of the device so that a roll may be movedendwise into engagement with the drum, and a core 30 from which thepaper has .been removed may be Withdrawn-from the drum.

The arrangement of the spring 23 is .such that when an outward pull isexerted on the leading end 19a of the web the resultingv sol rotation ofthe roll and of the drum engaged therewith Will compress the spring andgradually increase its tension. The spring is therefore caused to offera gradually increasing resistance to the unwinding of the paper from theroll, and this resistance is so proportioned to the spacing of the.transverse weakenedlinesA 19b of the paper that the leading end portionof the web will'be breken away along one of said weakened lines Whensaidline passes from the periphery `of fthe roll. Provision is thereforemade, for preventing the detachment of more than a predetermined lengthofthe web by a pull exerted at any one closely 'against the internalsurface ofthe drum 16. The rotationof the drum caused by a pullon theweb contracts the spring while it is being put under increased tension.When the spring reacts its convolutions expand and act as a brake toarrest the backward rotation of the drum by contact with its internalsurface, so that the drum is ar rested in a predetermined position, andliability of bending or breaking the spring, particularly at its ends,which are attached to the drum and spindle, is avoided.

The hinged arm 26 is securely conned by the engagement of the keeper 30with the latch 29, said parts constituting interlocking members whichare arranged to be covered and rendered inaccessible by a roll 19 inplace on the drum.- To permit the manipulation of thelatch 29 and thedisplace-v ment of the arm26, it is necessary to tear away a portion ofthe core-20.- This can be done only after practically" the entire rollof paper'is removed from the core, hence provision is made forpreventing the theft of any substantial part of the roll. The length ofthe drum is considerably less than that of the core of the rolled weband the space between the arms 13 and 26, when the latter is in itsoperative position'. The latch 29 projects from one end of the drum, asshown by Fig. ,5, so that when the core is torn away the latch isexposed between the drum and the hinged arm 26, and maybe convenientlydisplaced to release said arm.-

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. A fixture for supporting atransversely weakened rolled web of paper, comprising' a fixed s indle,a drum adapted to engage the rolle by breakage. of the web at one of itslines A web and rotatable therewith by -a pull on the leading end of theweb, and

of weakness is caused after a predetermined length has been withdrawnfrom the roll, the spring being adapted to rotate the drum backwardlyafter each breakage of the web,

'a xed spindle, a drum adapted to engage the rolled web and rotatabletherewith by a pull on the leading end vof the web, and a helical springengaged at one end with the spindle and at the other end with the drum,and having its convolutions normally in contact with the inner surfaceofthe drum,

said spring being contracted out of contact with the drum by a forwardrotation of the drum caused by a pull on the web, until breakage fof thewebvoccurs, and then reacting to rotate the drum backwardly,I and at thesame time expanding to cause its convolutions to act as a brake andarrest the backward rotation of the drum in a predetermined position.

3. A toilet paper fixture comprising a base, a fixed arm at one end ofthe base, a

non-rotating spindle lattached to said arm,

a roll-engaging drum rotatable onthe spindle, a spring engaged atoneiend'with the spindle and at the other end with the drum, and adaptedto yieldingly oppose forward rotation' of the drum, an armV hinged tothe opposite end of the base, and provided with a keeper, the drum beingshorter than the spindle andthe space betweenthe said arms when the`hinged arm is in its operative position, so that a portion of thespindle is exposed between one endy of the drum and the hinged arm, landa latch attached to the' Aspindle and extending along the exposedportionl thereof to engagesaid keeper, the exposed portion of thespindle and the latch being arranged to be covered by a rolled web ofpaper on the drum.

testimony whereof I have affixed my slgnature, 1n presence of twowitnesses.

l FREDERICK H. MOORE. Witnesses: C. F. BROWN, P. W. PEzzETTI.

